The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... deck . On the 10th of May , 1596 , the two ships sailed from Amsterdam , accompanied by the prayers and blessings of their friends . The first three weeks pre- sented nothing worthy of note . But during the night of the 1st of June , as ...
... deck . On the 10th of May , 1596 , the two ships sailed from Amsterdam , accompanied by the prayers and blessings of their friends . The first three weeks pre- sented nothing worthy of note . But during the night of the 1st of June , as ...
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... deck there was the sun just peeping above the horizon , as if he would say , ' I'm looking at you . ' From that day for six weeks they never had an hour's darkness . Three days afterwards they saw something more startling still . It had ...
... deck there was the sun just peeping above the horizon , as if he would say , ' I'm looking at you . ' From that day for six weeks they never had an hour's darkness . Three days afterwards they saw something more startling still . It had ...
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... deck , helmet on head , and in full harness . At his bold approach the Spanish admiral , who lay first , cut his anchor , and drifted behind the other ships nearer the town . The vice - admiral's ship then came first . ' Shall we attack ...
... deck , helmet on head , and in full harness . At his bold approach the Spanish admiral , who lay first , cut his anchor , and drifted behind the other ships nearer the town . The vice - admiral's ship then came first . ' Shall we attack ...
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... decks were cleared for action , the guns looked to , the anchors weighed , and Piet Hein , with his ship ' Gelderland , ' led the way into the bay . He had no sooner shown his white sails than he was greeted with a shower of bullets and ...
... decks were cleared for action , the guns looked to , the anchors weighed , and Piet Hein , with his ship ' Gelderland , ' led the way into the bay . He had no sooner shown his white sails than he was greeted with a shower of bullets and ...
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... deck swarmed with Hollanders , who rushed upon them with irresistible force . The Spanish flag was torn down , and amidst a deafening cheer the flag of the Seven Provinces hoisted instead . From ship to ship they flew with an almost ...
... deck swarmed with Hollanders , who rushed upon them with irresistible force . The Spanish flag was torn down , and amidst a deafening cheer the flag of the Seven Provinces hoisted instead . From ship to ship they flew with an almost ...
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Admiral Tromp Admiral's afterwards already Amsterdam anchor army ashore attack battle began Blake boats broadside cabin captains coast command Cornelis Tromp Cornhill courage Crown 8vo D'Oquendo danger deck defeat Dunkerque Dutch Admiral Dutch fleet enemy England English fleet Evertsen father felt fight fire fire-ship flag followed fought French friends furious George Ayscue guns Hague hand harbour Heemskerk Holland honour hundred immediately Jacob van Heemskerk John de Witt King knew land London looked men-of-war merchantmen Michiel Monk morning Netherlands never night o'clock once Paternoster Row Pensionary Piet Hein pirates port Prince Prince of Orange province ready received retire returned round Ruyter sailed sailors scarcely sent ship shore shot side signalled silver fleet soldiers Spaniards Spanish fleet splendid squadron Stadtholder States-General terrific Texel thousand town Tromp vessels Vice-Admiral victory Wassenaer whole wind wounded young
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